Princess Margaret: biography, personal life and photos

Princess Margaret Rose draws attention notonly their idols, but also people from other countries. Her person is interesting, because everyone wants to know how the life of a member of the royal family of Britain, which was surrounded by a lot of rumors and passions.

Princess Margaret: Biography

In Scotland on August 21, 1930 in the Castle of Glamswas born the second daughter of George VI and Elizabeth Bose-Lyon. Soon in the chapel of Buckingham Palace, a little princess was christened. The elder brother of her father, who later became Edward VIII, and Princess of Sweden Ingrid were the godparents of Margaret. When the girl was six years old, Edward VIII renounced the royal power, and the throne was taken by her father.

She and her older sister Elizabeth all childhoodeducated mentors and received a good education. When the Second World War began, London was continuously bombed, but despite this, Margaret remained at the Windsor Palace.

The nature of the princess

Princess Margaret (sister of Elizabeth ii)was distinguished by its bright character, wit and merry nature. In addition, she was very beautiful, she was fascinated by fashion and art. She also liked to spend time in cheerful companies. This was very different from Margaret from Elizabeth, who was mainly focused on studying royal duties. The younger princess is considered the first girl in the royal family, who rebelled against the boring way of English elite society.

Passionate novel

When the princess was 23 years old, she met39-year-old Peter Townsend and fell in love. Since he was captain of the British Air Force, he had access to Buckingham Palace. The couple got into a violent romance, but the Princess Margaret had no right to marry him. This man was already married and more recently divorced. Also from this marriage he had children. Royal prescriptions and the Church of England did not allow marriage with a divorced man. The entire royal court was outraged, as Townsend was both older than the young princess, and previously married. Of course, Margaret had one opportunity to stay with her beloved, but for this she would need to wait until she was 25 years old, and in this case she could sign a waiver of the title of princess. This also implied that funds would no longer be allocated to its maintenance. But Princess Margaret in her youth was a rebel, and therefore such threats did not frighten her. It is worth noting that twenty years ago her uncle did just that for the sake of his beloved. He refused the throne and all privileges, married an American woman who was divorced from her ex-husband.

Other obstacles

But there was another difficulty with respect to theirnovel. The captain was sent to serve in Belgium, where he was to spend two years. The royal family expected that the princess's passion would subside. But the couple's relations, on the contrary, gained momentum. This information leaked to the press, and the news of their novel flashed on the cover of each newspaper.

One woman named Emma Johnson, who at that timetime worked in the store, shared her memories. She said that this news was discussed everywhere - in every apartment, shop, pub. For the girls of the country, Princess Margaret became their idol, because she showed that it is necessary to fight for her love, and also that you can arrange your life as you want, and not as prescribed.

The end of her novel

When the time of service was over, and Peter returned toLondon, the continuation of their love was waiting for all women. Everyone was sure that Margaret, as it was typical of her, would marry her loved one in spite of everything. But after some time, an unexpected message was sent to the BBC that the princess broke off her relationship with the captain and decided not to marry him. For most residents this was an incredible fact. Many girls just sobbed, and the men were angry with the captain. Everyone was sorry, because they understood that Princess Margaret (Elizabeth's sister ii) was forced to make these sacrifices for the sake of her duties to the country. So a stormy, unusual romance was over. Most likely, from this love, Margaret discouraged her with logical logical words from her mother, as well as her older sister.

Press attention

Unusual, as for a member of the royal family,behavior led to the fact that her life became intrusively interested in paparazzi. They wanted to learn as much as possible about the princess's personal life. So, Margaret was seen several times together with the Canadian statesman John Turner.

Wedding of Margaret

But in the end the princess marriedphotographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones. This man was of noble origin and eventually became the title of Viscount Lynley and Earl of Snowdon. Marriage took place on May 6, 1960. A lavish ceremony was held in Westminster Abbey. To the altar for the wedding, Princess Margaret went with the Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of her sister. She wore a gorgeous wedding dress, as well as a diamond necklace, donated to the legacy of Queen Mary (her grandmother), the tiara of Lady Poltimore, purchased at auction by the queen (her mother). Often after her wedding, Margaret appeared in this decoration.

Unfortunately, this marriage broke up. Divorce proceedings took place in 1978. After the divorce, the princess had several hobbies that quickly passed, and she did not start a serious relationship any more.

Children of Princess Margaret

From this marriage, two children were born. In 1961 (November 3) Margaret gave birth to the first child of David. And in 1964 (May 1) the daughter of Sarah appeared.

Lady Sarah gained fame due to the fact that at the wedding of Prince Charles she was the main bridesmaid of the bride, Princess Diana.

Sarah, daughter of Princess Margaret, married in 1994year for Daniel Chatto, who was an actor. The couple met on the set in India, where the lady worked as a dresser. Their wedding took place in a small church in London, where only 200 guests were invited.

On the life of Margaret

Because of her unusual behavior, Margaret has becomeknown as the "rebel princess". Even the birth of children did not calm her active disposition. She still gave preference to noisy companies. With her merry friends, she loved to rest in her own estate, which is located in the Caribbean Sea, on the island of Mastic. Also she was not only seen in the company of rockers, but also liked to visit London clubs, where she always relaxed with the help of alcohol. Margaret herself often said that she is fond of gin. But she also caused damage to her health with heavy smoking. According to the press, she could smoke up to 60 cigarettes in one day.

This way of life, of course, left an imprint on the health of the princess. Already in the 80's, she has serious illness.

Buntark to the last breath

"In London, on Saturday, at the age of 71, Margaret, a British princess, died" - this was the title of the morning newspapers of 2002. The cause of death was a third stroke.

Before you close your eyes forever, Margaretexpressed her will about her funeral. The princess wished to be cremated. In this statement, Margaret's legendary rebellious spirit also appeared, as the history of the royal family remembers only the traditional burial.

At the funeral service gathered only the mostclose relatives of the royal family. Also for the farewell to her daughter by helicopter from her estate came the Queen, who at that time was 101 years old. Margaret herself wished that at the last meeting with her were only close people. Her wish was taken into account.

Ashes of the princess after the cremation waswas buried near the same place where King George VI, her father, was buried. It was also the will of Margaret, who said she did not want to rest in a gloomy cemetery near Windsor Castle. Although in these places were buried her great ancestors, such as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Memories of the younger princess

The death and funeral of Margaret from the Britishalmost gone unnoticed. Modern subjects of Elizabeth II know little about her family, as well as about herself. Although several decades ago Margaret was the center of public attention, and around her many passions raged. For its people, it was a symbol of disobedience and a free spirit. At one time, it was considered the most attractive in the family, but now in the memory of many Margaret will remain an old woman in a wheelchair, which is addicted to alcohol and cigars.